Jon Batiste Has Lil Wayne on His New Album World Music Radio

[ad_1] Lil Wayne revealed earlier this year that he couldn’t pick his hitmaking album Tha Carter III out of a lineup. “I believe that [God] blessed me with this amazing mind, but would not give [me] an amazing memory to remember this amazing shit,” he told Rolling Stone. One thing Wayne does remember, though: how… Continue reading Jon Batiste Has Lil Wayne on His New Album World Music Radio

The story of L.A.’s KDAY, the first all-rap radio station

[ad_1] A week after moving to Los Angeles from Houston in 1983, Greg Mack wandered into Ameraycan Recording Studios in North Hollywood, ready to shake some hands at an industry party. Recently hired as the music director for KDAY-AM (1580), Mack, 23, was there on a direct invitation from singer Ray Parker Jr., who owned… Continue reading The story of L.A.’s KDAY, the first all-rap radio station

AM radio served the country for 100 years. Will electric vehicles silence it?

[ad_1] Sean Hannity is rarely on the same frequency as liberal Democratic lawmakers. Nor does he usually support legislation that makes demands on the private sector. But the conservative Fox News star and radio host is cheering on the efforts of Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., to require car manufacturers to keep the AM dial in… Continue reading AM radio served the country for 100 years. Will electric vehicles silence it?